A SCANNER DARKLY (2006)

The trailer for 2006’s A SCANNER DARKLY. Written and directed by Richard Linklater, from the novel by Philip K. Dick. The film stars Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Robert Downey Jr., Rory Cochrane, Woody Harrelson, and Lisa Marie Newmyer.

The plot summary is as follows:

In a totalitarian society in a near future, the undercover detective Bob Arctor is working with a small time group of drug users trying to reach the big distributors of a brain-damaging drug called Substance D. His assignment is promoted by the recovery center New Path Corporation, and when Bob begins to lose his own identity and have schizophrenic behavior, he is submitted to tests to check his mental conditions.

A SCANNER DARKLY (2006) is currently streaming on Kanopy and is available for rent/purchase on most digital platforms.